New York City · La Fête du Champagne
New York City Grand Tasting
One of the weekend’s must-attend events, La Fête’s Grand Tasting will offer guests a selection of wines from each participating producer, totaling over 100 different Champagnes, accompanied by a selection of small plates from notable restaurants and purveyors. This is an unparalleled opportunity to meet the dozens of attending winemakers from Champagne’s top houses and grower estates, whose presence in one location is an extraordinary event and essentially unique to La Fête.
More than 100 Champagnes in one tasting
La Fête du Champagne’s Grand Tasting is built around selections from each participating producer, totaling more than 100 different Champagnes. The format is broader than a single-house tasting: the wines are presented across Champagne’s top houses and grower estates, with dozens of attending winemakers gathered in one location.
Named wineries and houses connected to the event include Jacquesson, Bérêche et Fils, Champagne Pierre Gerbais, Henriot, Bollinger, Piper-Heidsieck, A. Margaine, Chartogne-Taillet, Moët & Chandon, Laherte Frères, Champagne Leclerc Briant, Vilmart & Cie, Champagne Philipponnat, Champagne Tarlant, Pol Roger, Champagne Fleur de Miraval, Pierre Paillard, Billecart-Salmon, Laurent-Perrier, Larmandier-Bernier, Champagne Salon, Krug, Delamotte, Lanson, Famille Moussé, Ayala, Champagne Savart, Louis Roederer, and Rare Champagne.
Examples from the wine program
Examples from Henriot include Brut Souverain NV, Blanc Souverain NV, Cuvée des Enchanteleurs 2015, and L’Inattendue 2018. Jacquesson examples include Cuvée 749, Cuvée 744 Dégorgement Tardif, Avize Champ Caïn 2015, and Dizy Terres Rouges 2015.
Other named examples include Krug 2013, Krug Grande Cuvée 173ème Edition, Krug Rosé 29ème Edition, and Krug Grande Cuvée 169ème Edition; Laherte Frères Extra Brut Ultradition NV, Grandes Crayères Blanc de Blancs 2022, Bouzy Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs 2022, and Petit Meslier NV; A. Lamblot Syngergie 2020, Frénésie 2023, Intuition Nature 2023, and Réserve Perpetuelle 2017-2022; plus Lanson Black Création NV, Rosé Création NV, Le Green Label NV, and Vintage 2012. Exact wines and vintages are subject to change.
Food, people, place, and price
The Champagnes are accompanied by small plates from notable restaurants and purveyors. The people named for the event include winemakers, cellar masters, owners, family members, directors, representatives, and a founder-winemaker, including Raphaël Bérêche, Benoît Tarlant, Alice Tétienne, Benoît Gouez, Cédric Moussé, Olivier Krug, and Dominique Moreau.
The event is listed for Pier Sixty at Pier 60, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY 10011. The organizer is La Fête du Champagne, and the published price is $475 + tax.
Frequently asked questions
What is the tasting focused on?
It centers on Champagne, with selections from each participating producer and more than 100 different Champagnes represented.
Which named wines are examples from the program?
Examples include Henriot Brut Souverain NV, Jacquesson Cuvée 749, Krug 2013, Laherte Frères Extra Brut Ultradition NV, A. Lamblot Syngergie 2020, and Lanson Black Création NV. Exact wines and vintages are subject to change.
What food is part of the format?
The Champagnes are accompanied by small plates from notable restaurants and purveyors.
Where is it held?
The listed venue is Pier Sixty at Pier 60, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY 10011.
How much does it cost?
The published price is $475 + tax.
Hosts & guests
Raphaël Bérêche
Winemaker · Bérêche et Fils
Adrien Bergère
Winemaker · Champagne A. Bergère
Mathieu Roland-Billecart
Seventh-generation family member · Billecart-Salmon
Charles-Armand de Belenet
Managing Director · Bollinger
Rita Jammet
Co-owner · La Caravelle Champagne
Alexandre Chartogne
Winemaker · Chartogne-Taillet
Cristian Rimoldi
Export Director · Champagne Salon
Hugo Drappier
Eighth-generation family member · Drappier
Alexis Blondel
Producer representative · Champagne Fleur de Miraval
Sacha Geoffroy
Winemaker · Champagne Geoffroy
Aurélien Gerbais
Winemaker · Champagne Pierre Gerbais
Alice Tétienne
Cellar Master · Henriot
Jean Garandeau
Managing Director · Jacquesson
Olivier Krug
Sixth-generation family director · Krug
Aurélien Laherte
Winemaker · Laherte Frères
Alexandre Lamblot
Winemaker · Champagne A. Lamblot
Hervé Dantan
Cellar Master · Lanson
Arthur Larmandier
Winemaker · Larmandier-Bernier
Edouard Cossy
Global Director of Grand Siècle · Laurent-Perrier
Frédéric Zeimett
General Manager · Champagne Leclerc Briant
Mathilde Margaine
Winemaker · A. Margaine
Dominique Moreau
Founder and Winemaker · Champagne Marie-Courtin
Benoît Gouez
Cellar Master · Moët & Chandon
Cédric Moussé
Winemaker · Famille Moussé
Antoine Paillard
Winemaker · Pierre Paillard
Quentin Paillard
Winemaker · Pierre Paillard
Benjamin Fourmon
Sixth-generation owner · Champagne Joseph Perrier
Rodolphe Péters
Winemaker · Pierre Peters
François Philipponnat
Export Manager · Champagne Philipponnat
Émilien Boutillat
Chief Winemaker · Rare Champagne
Bastien Collard de Billy
Sixth-generation family member · Pol Roger
Éric Rodez
Winemaker · Champagne Éric Rodez
Frédéric Savart
Winemaker · Champagne Savart
Jean-Marc Sélèque
Winemaker · Champagne Jean-Marc Sélèque
Benoît Tarlant
Winemaker · Champagne Tarlant
Mélanie Tarlant
Winemaker · Champagne Tarlant
Laurent Champs
Winemaker · Vilmart & Cie
Thomas Champs
Winemaker · Vilmart & Cie
Featured venues & producers
Pier Sixty
New York City
A. Margaine
Villers-Marmery
Ayala
Aÿ
Bérêche et Fils
Vaudemange
Billecart-Salmon
Aÿ
Bollinger
Aÿ
Champagne A. Bergère
Épernay
Champagne A. Lamblot
Janvry
Champagne Éric Rodez
Ambonnay
Champagne Fleur de Miraval
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Champagne Geoffroy
Aÿ
Champagne Jean-Marc Sélèque
Pierry
Champagne Joseph Perrier
Châlons-en-Champagne
Champagne Leclerc Briant
Épernay
Champagne Marie-Courtin
Polisot
Champagne Philipponnat
Aÿ-Champagne
Champagne Pierre Gerbais
Celles-sur-Ource
Champagne Salon
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Champagne Savart
Ecueil
Champagne Tarlant
Oeuilly Epernay
Chartogne-Taillet
Merfy
Delamotte
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Drappier
Urville
Famille Moussé
Cuisles
Henriot
Reims
Jacquesson
Dizy
Krug
Reims
La Caravelle
Trou Aux Biches
La Caravelle Champagne
Épernay
Laherte Frères
Blancs-Coteaux
Lanson
Reims
Larmandier-Bernier
Vertus
Laurent-Perrier
Tours-sur-Marne
Louis Roederer
Reims
Moët & Chandon
Épernay
Pierre Paillard
Bouzy
Pierre Peters
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Piper-Heidsieck
Reims
Pol Roger
Épernay
Rare Champagne
Reims
Vilmart & Cie
Rilly-la-Montagne